James McNeill Whistler, The Shop, an Exterior, c. 1883–85, Watercolor and pencil on paper, The Lunder Collection, Colby Museum of Art

James McNeill Whistler, The Thames, 1896, Lithotint third (final) state on paper, The Lunder Collection, Colby Museum of Art

Drawn entirely from the renowned Lunder Collection, this comprehensive exhibition—featuring the finest examples of his prints among works in other media—explores Whistler’s travels across Europe in his quest to re-imagine his surroundings and to transport the modern world into the “realm of art.”

Catalogue:

Whistler and the WorldThe Lunder Collection of James McNeill WhistlerPublished by Colby College Museum of Art

Drawn entirely from the renowned Lunder Collection, this comprehensive catalogue places Whistler in a dynamic international and cosmopolitan context, and includes the finest examples of his prints. The 24 essays included in the catalogue explore how Whistler transferred his immediate surroundings into a "realm of art," while he, in turn, was shaped by the encounters he had traversing the global art worlds of the 19th century.